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alexis-madrigal.bsky.social
Anybody who actually knows gender nonconforming kids could tell you that they are some of the most courageous people in the world.

Let’s hope the rest of us can rise to their standard.
January 30, 2025 at 12:51 AM
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mcopelov.bsky.social
I never want to hear about free speech, viewpoint diversity, or the marketplace of ideas from these people ever again.
pklinkne.bsky.social Phil Klinkner @pklinkne.bsky.social · Jan 30
Colleges and universities will be next.
sifill.bsky.social Sherrilyn Ifill @sifill.bsky.social · Jan 30
Truly chilling and totalitarian.
“Promoting patriotic education”? We have arrived at the terrible place.

www.whitehouse.gov/presidential...
January 30, 2025 at 1:34 AM
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joshuajfriedman.com
"Whether or not we supported Alaric in his campaign to sack Rome, it is now our patriotic duty to rally behind him. Alaric is now the ruler of all Romans, not just those who smear their faces with blood and smell strongly of dung."

(Published on the occasion of GWB's 2001 inauguration)
From The New Republic, January 22, 2001. Partial transcript below. Follow pastebin link in next post for complete alt text. BIPARTISANSHIP, CIRCA 410 A.D. Finally, the divisive battle that has gripped our nation for months has come to an end. There can no longer be any doubt of the ultimate result: Alaric and his Visigoth horde have won, and the emperor, Flavius Honorius, has lost. Whether or not we supported Alaric in his campaign to sack Rome, it is now our patriotic duty to rally behind him. Alaric is now the ruler of all Romans, not just those who smear their faces with blood and smell strongly of dung. We must all show the graciousness, good humor, and dignity that Honorius demonstrated as he fled on horseback with his servants in the dark of night. If one thing has been proved by this long battle, it is that our system works. The Visigoths worked hard for this outcome: They pillaged our temples, burned our crops, and carried off our women. As a result, they now deserve our support, as well as our respect. Yes, some may continue to question aspects of Alaric's campaign. We have previously noted our concern about the Visigoths' strategy of stripping naked and running into battle making high-pitched screaming sounds, as well as their controversial decision to slay our elders and eat their entrails in the Forum. The Visigoths' scorched-earth strategy—and, again, we would have preferred for them to have scorched only some of our earth-struck many of us as overly aggressive. But, in the end, Alaric and his barbarian horde were simply using every method available to them in a flawed and often confusing process. No battle is perfect, and inevitably some children are going to be impaled on stakes and their lifeless bodies paraded through the streets. Those tactics don't make the result of this contest any less legitimate.
January 24, 2025 at 8:49 PM
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jowiph.bsky.social
Theo is exploring
A short haired gray kitten sitting on a shelf next to a lamp and a box of tissues he’s about to knock on the floor
August 17, 2024 at 12:55 AM
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seecat42.bsky.social
Hey @darthbluesky.bsky.social ! It’s Cassie’s 15th adoptaversary! She still such a cutie.
A grey tabby kitten sitting on a grey floor looking up at the camera, pretending she’s not about to do mischief. The same grey tabby now cat sitting on a black & white pouf, looking up above the camera because she wants to either do mischief or take a nap, she’s not sure yet.
June 27, 2024 at 6:59 PM
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catsofyore.bsky.social
He went on to be one of the cofounders of Daft Punk. 1962. shop.memorylane.co.uk/mirror/0100t...
Black and white photo of a shorthaired white kitten with black patches on its head and a dark tail, cautiously exploring a record player. It is standing awkwardly on top with its forepaws on a record, it gaze seemingly fixed on the needle which is set aside.
March 3, 2024 at 11:52 PM
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seecat42.bsky.social
Frankie (he/him) is frequently more expressive but his whiskers are impressive here
Fluffy tuxedo cat with a lot of whiskers
October 5, 2023 at 2:35 AM